Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can lead to the development of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), one of the most common forms of dementia found in people under the age of 65. Actor Bruce Willis — who is 67 — was diagnosed with the condition recently, and currently, there is no treatment for it. A team of researchers at… Read More
Doctor, professor, Major General, and executive director: Dr. Jan Young has an impressive career helping those beyond herself. She leads one of the 10 largest granting foundations in the Mid-South. Young has a Doctor of Nursing Science degree and received outstanding and/or distinguished alumni awards from both the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the… Read More
If it happens on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) campus, Kennard Brown, Ph.D., was most likely involved. He oversees the day-to-day operations and management of the central administration of UTHSC’s 40-acre campus. When Dr. Peter Buckley visited Memphis 17 years ago, he never imagined he’d one day move to the city. But here Buckley is,… Read More
Wendy Likes is thinking big in her role as dean, which involves several facets. A goal she’s focused on is “increasing access to health care through nursing, particularly in rural areas with our UTHSC Nursing Mobile Health Unit and our partnership with UT Southern.”
The fourth annual Power 100 list was released in the Jan. 27 weekly edition of MBJ. The section profiles the 100 most powerful people in the Mid-South, as chosen by the editorial staff. Those included were also honored at an invite-only event at The Orpheum Theatre on Jan. 26. Memphis Tomorrow is a who’s who… Read More
In FY 2022, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) scored a record $132.9 million in grant and contract awards, a $6.3 million increase from the $126.7 million it earned in FY 2021. It was the sixth-straight year UTHSC had seen growth in grant and contract awards, and it represented a 56% jump from the… Read More
When MBJ first spoke to Mark Myers in February 2022, he said the “ever-living hamster wheel” of work had taken up most of his weekend. Because Myers is still an assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). He’s still an adjunct professor at Christian Brothers University (CBU). He’s still… Read More
In September, MBJ reported that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) had earned a record $132.9 million in research awards in FY 2022, a $6.3 million increase from the $126.7 million it earned in FY 2021. It was the sixth straight year the institution had seen growth in grant and contract awards, and… Read More
